Seeing Is Believing: Army Unveils Realities South of the Litani

Natasha Metni Torbey, 16/12 17:23 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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On Monday in southern Litani, the Lebanese army went beyond a routine field visit, staging a carefully orchestrated tour for its ambassadors, chargés d’affaires, and military attachés to showcase its operations.  From the sector command in the southern city of Tyre, the army’s commander-in-chief, General Rodolph Haykal, outlined to foreign ...

Israel Strikes Two Vehicles in Southern Lebanon, One in Rare Chouf Attack

This is Beirut, 16/12 16:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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An Israeli drone strike on Tuesday killed one Hezbollah member in Marjayoun after targeting a Rapid vehicle, and in a rare move, the IDF also struck a vehicle in Chouf’s Siblin–Jadra road, reportedly killing another Hezbollah member and injuring five others. The IDF said it targeted two Hezbollah members in separate incidents, ...

Hezbollah or Iran: Who Will Fall First?

Natasha Metni Torbey, 16/12 11:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Repeated Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon, increasingly explicit warnings of war, signals exchanged between Tel Aviv, Tehran, and Hezbollah, and seemingly peripheral events, such as the Sydney terrorist attack and renewed scrutiny of Iran, may appear disconnected. Viewed together, they form a coherent sequence. The real issue is not escalation ...

White House: U.S. Backs Israel Against Hezbollah, Warns of Military Action

This is Beirut, 15/12 22:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The U.S. administration supports Israel’s military efforts to eliminate the threat posed by Hamas and Hezbollah, arguing that diplomacy has failed to disarm Hezbollah in Lebanon.  “The United States backs Israel’s efforts to eliminate the threat posed by Hamas and Hezbollah, as diplomacy has failed to disarm Hezbollah in Lebanon,” a ...

Rajji: Lebanon to Complete Disarmament by End of 2026

This is Beirut, 15/12 19:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Speaking at the Lebanon–European Union Partnership Council meeting in Brussels on Monday, Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji said the full implementation of the decision to restrict the bearing of arms in Lebanon exclusively to the state should be completed by the end of 2026, with the first phase expected to be completed by the end of this ...

Lebanon Must Pick the Abraham Accords over the Muslim Brotherhood

Hussain Abdul-Hussain, 15/12 14:25 - Reading : 8 minute(s)

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Lebanon must pick a side in the regional map of alliances. One seeks peace, prosperity and higher standards of living for all and consists of the United Arab Emirates, Israel, Bahrain, and Morocco, enshrined by the Abraham Accords. The rival alliance—Qatar, its ATM, and Turkey, its NATO muscle, as well as Syria, Algeria, and Tunisia—dismisses ...

Israel Accuses Hezbollah of 1,900 Ceasefire Violations

This is Beirut, 15/12 10:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Israeli army on Wednesday accused Hezbollah of violating the Lebanon-Israel ceasefire more than 1,900 times since it took effect late last year. The Israeli military said it conducted targeted operations in around 30 locations across southern Lebanon since early October, resulting in the killing of approximately 40 fighters. The Northern ...

Khamenei Adviser Affirms Iran Will 'Resolutely Support' Hezbollah

This is Beirut, 14/12 18:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A senior adviser to Iran's supreme leader said Sunday that the country would "resolutely support" Hezbollah in the group's efforts to confront Tehran's regional foe, Israel. The remarks by Ali Akbar Velayati came as Lebanon faces pressure from the United States and Israel to disarm Hezbollah, which engaged in more than a ...

Israeli Army Calls for Evacuation of an Area in the Village of Yanouh

This is Beirut, 13/12 18:54 - Reading : less than a minute

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Finance Committee Allocates $90M to Amal-Linked Council

This is Beirut, 13/12 18:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Lebanon’s parliamentary finance committee on Thursday approved the transfer of roughly $90 million USD in reserve funding for the Council of the South as part of the 2026 budget process to support reconstruction in areas damaged by Israeli bombardment in last year’s Israel-Hezbollah war.  According to parliamentary sources ...

Lebanon on Edge as Israel Raises the Stakes

Bassam Abou Zeid, 12/12 20:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The run-up to the mechanism meeting scheduled for December 19 is shaping up to be particularly tense—and for good reason. Israel has been gathering extensive data on Hezbollah’s efforts to rebuild its military capabilities. Israeli representative Yury Reisnick is expected to present these findings to the head of the Lebanese delegation, former ...

Trump: Nations Ready to Act on Hezbollah

This is Beirut, 12/12 17:20 - Reading : less than a minute

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U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that “some countries want to intervene and deal with Hezbollah in Lebanon” during informal remarks at the White House. “You are not obliged to do it. You might have to do it later, but we have countries ready to step in and fully manage this issue,” he added.  According to U.S. sources cited by ...